GROVER CLEVELAND
The President, March 4, 1885–March 4, 1889; March 4, 1893–March 4, 1897
Miss Barton, I want you to represent the United States at the International Red Cross Conference at Carlsruhe, Germany.
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (in 1887),
Secretary of State, under Grover Cleveland.
I thank you, Mr. Secretary, but I cannot do so; I am ill.—Clara Barton.
Miss Barton, all the country knows what you have done, and are more than satisfied. Regarding your illness, you have had too much fresh water, Miss Barton, I recommend salt.—Frederick T. Frelinghuysen.
There is, and can be, no foundation for such a charge.... During all the twenty-five years that Miss Barton has devoted herself to the Red Cross work she has been in receipt of an individual income which it has been her pleasure to use in defraying her own expenses and for such helpers as the extensive correspondence compelled.
(Signed Red Cross Committee
By Walter P. Phillips Chairman,
Samuel M. Jarvis,
J. B. Hubbell.)
(In a Memorial to Congress, March 3, 1903—from House Document No. 552, Vol. 49, 58th Cong.)
Wherein ... was removed from his position, under Miss Barton, he said: “I can stand a great deal of cuffing, but then my time will come, so help me God I will not humbly submit to all I am having to bear.” ... was brought to Washington from a distant State ... principal witness for the “Remonstrants.” Mr. Stebbins and I were convinced that ...’s object was blackmail.
W. H. Sears, Attorney for Red Cross.
... conspired to supplant Miss Barton by destroying her name and fame. Miss Barton resigned in my favor. Hoping to secure justice for Miss Barton I accepted the Presidency, but finding that I would be unable to assume the onerous duties as her successor, with Miss ...’s insatiable desire to be at the head of the Red Cross, I resigned in favor of a party Miss ... dared not oppose. Affidavit by Mrs. John A. Logan. (From a book of 177 pages by General W. H. Sears, in a report to the Library Committee of Congress, in 1916.)